The symphony is exposing kids to a world of music they may have never met.

The symphony is exposing kids to a world of music they may have never met.

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Updated: 11:47 AM PDT Mar 9, 2015

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WEBVTT OVERALL, 850% RECOVERY RATE FORTHE PUPS THEY ARE TREATING --THEY HAVE A 50% RECOVERY RATEFOR THE PUPS THEY ARE TREATING.THE MONTEREY SYMPHONY ISSERVING UP MUSIC TWO KIDS.HERE IS BRITTANY NIELSEN FROMCARMEL.HOW MANY PEOPLE, IS THIS YOURFIRST TIME COMING TO THESYMPHONY?THAT IS AWESOME.THERE IS NO HOLDING BACK.THEY ARE GETTING THE FULL SCOPEOF THE SYMPHONY EXPERIENCE.WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO HEARTODAY IS THE FULL MONTY.WE ARE NOT PRESENTING MICKEYMOUSE.WE ARE PRESENTING WALT DISNEY.USUALLY CONCERTS FOR CHILDRENARE PREPARED WITH ONE OR HERSOUL.-- REHEARSAL.CHILDREN ARE VERY SMART.THEY KNOW.PLEASE WELCOME OUR MAESTRO.[APPLAUSE]GROWN-UPS ARE ALWAYSCONCERNED, ARE THEYGOING TOBE MOVING?IF THEY HEAR THE CORRECT ANDGOOD THING, THEY WILL REACT.THE SIXTH GRADERS AREN'TATTENTIVE AUDIENCE.THEY ARE TREATED TO THE SAMESPECIAL GUEST PIANIST AS THEGROWN-UPS.FROM SPAIN.YOU PUT THEM TOGETHER.WE REHEARSE.I TRY TO SHOW THEM, IT IS NOT BYACCIDENT THAT THERE ARE 100PEOPLE PLAYING 100INSTRUMENTS, MASTERING THEM TOREAD SOME PARTS WERE VERYEXCITINGLY EMOTIONAL.OTHER PARTS, SAD.ONE PART MADE ME CRY A LITTLE.I AND IMAGINING HOW THEYMUST FEEL, THEIR EMOTIONS.THAT IS HOWHE STARTED OUT.I WAS TAKEN TO A CONCERT ANDIMAGINED A STORY WHEN THEBEETHOVEN QUARTET WAS GOING ON.I THOUGHT OF SOME HAPPENING WITHTHE MUSIC.THE CONDUCTOR SAYS THE GOALIS TO OPEN THE DOOR TOPOSSIBILITIES.THE SAME THAT SWUNG WIDE OPENFOR HIM AS A SOCCER LOVINGSEVEN-YEAR-OLD IN SPAIN.I WENT TO A CONCERT.A REHEARSAL.I FELL IN LOVE WITH THEORCHESTRA.THE PIANIST PLAYING.I WAS WANTED, SINCE I WAS SEVENYEARS OLD, TO CONDUCT.

Kids experience Monterey Symphony for first time

The symphony is exposing kids to a world of music they may have never met.